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Too soon to remove masks in US elementary schools, says study
COVID-19 case numbers need to be far lower than current rates before lifting mask mandates in US elementary schools according to new research
Challenges of clinical microbiology in resource-restricted settings
Dr Zisis Kozlakidis & Prof Olivier Vandenberg, describe the challenges of clinical microbiology in resource-restricted settings
Tuberculosis prevention efforts in Africa
Dr Michel Gasana & Dr Hugues Lago from WHO - Regional Office for Africa, spoke to OAG about the status of tuberculosis prevention
£11.6 million available for gender and health inequality research
In Canada, a coalition of organisations are funding £11.6 million (CAD 20 million) into Women RISE - a call for gender and health equality research projects.
Long COVID: A global problem needing a global solution
Professor Amitava Banerjee turns our thoughts towards Long COVID, a global problem needing a global solution.
SACIDS: A decade of experience developing One Health capacity in Africa
Gerald Misinzo and Mark Rweyemamu tell us about the decade of work done by the SACIDS Foundation for One Health to protect Sub-Saharan Africa
Alcohol consumption: The public health issue
Alcohol consumption is a public health issue - it is one of the leading risk factors to health globally, says Elisabeth Morgans from C3
Biomedical research across the globe: Why now is the time to invest in Africa
Dr Glass, Director of the Fogarty International Center, and Director at the NIH, explores the relationship between NIH and the health research community
Contemporary immunology and its relationship to medicine
Peter Bretscher, Professor of Biochemistry, Microbiology & Immunology at the University of Saskatchewan, explores important immunological questions
Autopsies: The dead serving the living
How forensic autopsies are not only used to determine a cause of death, but also to support medical research and development
Inequalities in healthcare caused by bias in medical devices
An independent review is being launched to analyse the potential bias in medical devices affecting ethnic groups and gender disparities in healthcare.
Emphasising vaccines and immunotherapeutics research worldwide
Here, Open Access Government interview Dr Babita Agrawal, Professor in the Department of Surgery, University of Alberta to discuss the continued need for research into vaccines and immunotherapeutics.
Scientists find link between health policies and political favouritism
A new study reveals that WHO public health policies are poorly implemented in countries where corporations have influence via corruption and political favouritism.
Mature students must retrain to future proof their career chances
Professor Martin Jones, Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive Designate at Staffordshire University, discusses why it is important for mature students to retrain to future proof their career chances.
Filling in the gaps of brain immune response
Open Access Government spoke to Dr Robyn S. Klein, MD, PhD, about her ground-breaking work in neuroimmunology and the path to understanding the links between viral encephalitis and memory disorders.
Impact of COVID-19 in African countries
Cecilia Van Cauwenberghe from Frost & Sullivan’s TechVision Group, offers preliminary context about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in most African countries, starting with lessons to be learned from previous outbreaks.
Double vaccination reduces risk of Long COVID by 49%
Double vaccinated adults are 49% less likely to have Long COVID if they were to contract COVID-19, according to a new study.
More must be done to tackle diabetes
Professor Andrew Boulton, President & Professor Akhtar Hussain, President-Elect of the International Diabetes Federation, argue that while there has been a century of saving lives, more must be done to tackle diabetes.
COVID-19: Challenges of vaccination logistics
The challenges of vaccination logistics during the COVID-19 pandemic are charted in this updated view, written by Zisis Kozlakidis and John Litaker.
European commission approves contract for Novavax vaccine
The European Commission has approved a new contract that will allow Member States to purchase up to 100 million doses of the Novavax vaccine.